Tennessee § 8-37-402 - Appropriation of required funds.
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§ 8-37-402. Appropriation of required funds.
The general assembly shall make appropriations sufficient to provide: The amounts of normal contribution and accrued liability contribution so ascertained to be required on account of state employees, other than teachers, shall be included in the general appropriations act for the various departments, institutions, commissions, boards and agencies of the state; The amounts of normal contribution and accrued liability contribution so ascertained to be required on account of teachers shall be included by the commissioner of education in the commissioner's estimate submitted to the general assembly of the funds necessary for the operation of the school system. Effective July 1, 1992, each local education agency shall provide for any increased amounts needed for its teachers, above the amount funded by the state for fiscal year 1991-1992, from funds appropriated for the basic education program; and The amounts of normal contribution and accrued liability contribution so ascertained to be required on account of members in Group 3 not employed by the state shall be provided by a separate appropriation for this purpose. The state treasurer shall make such funds available to the board. Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 8; T.C.A., § 8-3931; Acts 1981, ch. 387, § 21; 1992, ch. 535, § 45. Compiler's Notes. The general assembly has provided that any additional liability created by Acts 1980, ch. 654 is to be funded by earnings on investments in lieu of granting an increase in interest credited to member accounts. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation.
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Section 8-37-402 ("Appropriation of required funds.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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